pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.13.1, an attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to an infinite loop. This requires merging a file with threads/articles into a writer. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.13.1.
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"cna_assigner": "GitHub_M",
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-835"
]
}{
"source": [
"AFFECTED_FIELD",
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"cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:pypdf_project:pypdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"extracted_events": [
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}
]
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